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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      12,664</td>
<td class="r data">      10,305</td>
<td class="r data">    81.4</td>
<td class="r data">       6,725</td>
<td class="r data">       5,826</td>
<td class="r data">    86.6</td>
<td class="r data">       5,939</td>
<td class="r data">       4,479</td>
<td class="r data">    75.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      14,754</td>
<td class="r data">      11,677</td>
<td class="r data">    79.1</td>
<td class="r data">       7,861</td>
<td class="r data">       6,576</td>
<td class="r data">    83.7</td>
<td class="r data">       6,893</td>
<td class="r data">       5,101</td>
<td class="r data">    74.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      17,269</td>
<td class="r data">      13,020</td>
<td class="r data">    75.4</td>
<td class="r data">       9,111</td>
<td class="r data">       7,290</td>
<td class="r data">    80.0</td>
<td class="r data">       8,158</td>
<td class="r data">       5,730</td>
<td class="r data">    70.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      18,531</td>
<td class="r data">      13,346</td>
<td class="r data">    72.0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,518</td>
<td class="r data">       7,423</td>
<td class="r data">    78.0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,013</td>
<td class="r data">       5,923</td>
<td class="r data">    65.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      18,553</td>
<td class="r data">      12,671</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">       9,545</td>
<td class="r data">       7,057</td>
<td class="r data">    73.9</td>
<td class="r data">       9,008</td>
<td class="r data">       5,614</td>
<td class="r data">    62.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      19,406</td>
<td class="r data">      12,454</td>
<td class="r data">    64.2</td>
<td class="r data">      10,298</td>
<td class="r data">       7,175</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
<td class="r data">       9,108</td>
<td class="r data">       5,279</td>
<td class="r data">    58.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      18,364</td>
<td class="r data">      11,707</td>
<td class="r data">    63.7</td>
<td class="r data">      10,051</td>
<td class="r data">       6,934</td>
<td class="r data">    69.0</td>
<td class="r data">       8,313</td>
<td class="r data">       4,773</td>
<td class="r data">    57.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      14,741</td>
<td class="r data">       9,783</td>
<td class="r data">    66.4</td>
<td class="r data">       8,225</td>
<td class="r data">       5,932</td>
<td class="r data">    72.1</td>
<td class="r data">       6,516</td>
<td class="r data">       3,851</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       6,084</td>
<td class="r data">       4,005</td>
<td class="r data">    65.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,504</td>
<td class="r data">       2,454</td>
<td class="r data">    70.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,580</td>
<td class="r data">       1,551</td>
<td class="r data">    60.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         664</td>
<td class="r data">         402</td>
<td class="r data">    60.5</td>
<td class="r data">         427</td>
<td class="r data">         278</td>
<td class="r data">    65.1</td>
<td class="r data">         237</td>
<td class="r data">         124</td>
<td class="r data">    52.3</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      12,295</td>
<td class="r data">      10,008</td>
<td class="r data">    81.4</td>
<td class="r data">       6,556</td>
<td class="r data">       5,676</td>
<td class="r data">    86.6</td>
<td class="r data">       5,739</td>
<td class="r data">       4,332</td>
<td class="r data">    75.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      14,253</td>
<td class="r data">      11,286</td>
<td class="r data">    79.2</td>
<td class="r data">       7,649</td>
<td class="r data">       6,403</td>
<td class="r data">    83.7</td>
<td class="r data">       6,604</td>
<td class="r data">       4,883</td>
<td class="r data">    73.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      16,791</td>
<td class="r data">      12,683</td>
<td class="r data">    75.5</td>
<td class="r data">       8,908</td>
<td class="r data">       7,140</td>
<td class="r data">    80.2</td>
<td class="r data">       7,883</td>
<td class="r data">       5,543</td>
<td class="r data">    70.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      17,969</td>
<td class="r data">      12,919</td>
<td class="r data">    71.9</td>
<td class="r data">       9,277</td>
<td class="r data">       7,225</td>
<td class="r data">    77.9</td>
<td class="r data">       8,692</td>
<td class="r data">       5,694</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      17,982</td>
<td class="r data">      12,268</td>
<td class="r data">    68.2</td>
<td class="r data">       9,295</td>
<td class="r data">       6,875</td>
<td class="r data">    74.0</td>
<td class="r data">       8,687</td>
<td class="r data">       5,393</td>
<td class="r data">    62.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      18,795</td>
<td class="r data">      12,047</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
<td class="r data">      10,046</td>
<td class="r data">       7,000</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
<td class="r data">       8,749</td>
<td class="r data">       5,047</td>
<td class="r data">    57.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      17,802</td>
<td class="r data">      11,321</td>
<td class="r data">    63.6</td>
<td class="r data">       9,800</td>
<td class="r data">       6,752</td>
<td class="r data">    68.9</td>
<td class="r data">       8,002</td>
<td class="r data">       4,569</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      14,305</td>
<td class="r data">       9,474</td>
<td class="r data">    66.2</td>
<td class="r data">       8,031</td>
<td class="r data">       5,775</td>
<td class="r data">    71.9</td>
<td class="r data">       6,274</td>
<td class="r data">       3,699</td>
<td class="r data">    59.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       5,900</td>
<td class="r data">       3,860</td>
<td class="r data">    65.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,419</td>
<td class="r data">       2,382</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,481</td>
<td class="r data">       1,478</td>
<td class="r data">    59.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         631</td>
<td class="r data">         374</td>
<td class="r data">    59.3</td>
<td class="r data">         403</td>
<td class="r data">         255</td>
<td class="r data">    63.3</td>
<td class="r data">         228</td>
<td class="r data">         119</td>
<td class="r data">    52.2</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         360</td>
<td class="r data">         292</td>
<td class="r data">    81.1</td>
<td class="r data">         163</td>
<td class="r data">         146</td>
<td class="r data">    89.6</td>
<td class="r data">         197</td>
<td class="r data">         146</td>
<td class="r data">    74.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         481</td>
<td class="r data">         387</td>
<td class="r data">    80.5</td>
<td class="r data">         203</td>
<td class="r data">         171</td>
<td class="r data">    84.2</td>
<td class="r data">         278</td>
<td class="r data">         216</td>
<td class="r data">    77.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         460</td>
<td class="r data">         329</td>
<td class="r data">    71.5</td>
<td class="r data">         191</td>
<td class="r data">         143</td>
<td class="r data">    74.9</td>
<td class="r data">         269</td>
<td class="r data">         186</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         546</td>
<td class="r data">         421</td>
<td class="r data">    77.1</td>
<td class="r data">         232</td>
<td class="r data">         192</td>
<td class="r data">    82.8</td>
<td class="r data">         314</td>
<td class="r data">         229</td>
<td class="r data">    72.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         556</td>
<td class="r data">         400</td>
<td class="r data">    71.9</td>
<td class="r data">         241</td>
<td class="r data">         180</td>
<td class="r data">    74.7</td>
<td class="r data">         315</td>
<td class="r data">         220</td>
<td class="r data">    69.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         591</td>
<td class="r data">         401</td>
<td class="r data">    67.9</td>
<td class="r data">         241</td>
<td class="r data">         169</td>
<td class="r data">    70.1</td>
<td class="r data">         350</td>
<td class="r data">         232</td>
<td class="r data">    66.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         541</td>
<td class="r data">         381</td>
<td class="r data">    70.4</td>
<td class="r data">         239</td>
<td class="r data">         179</td>
<td class="r data">    74.9</td>
<td class="r data">         302</td>
<td class="r data">         202</td>
<td class="r data">    66.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         424</td>
<td class="r data">         304</td>
<td class="r data">    71.7</td>
<td class="r data">         187</td>
<td class="r data">         153</td>
<td class="r data">    81.8</td>
<td class="r data">         237</td>
<td class="r data">         151</td>
<td class="r data">    63.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         184</td>
<td class="r data">         145</td>
<td class="r data">    78.8</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">    84.7</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">    73.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">    84.4</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    44.4</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    37.5</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    30.0</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    54.5</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    23.8</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    41.7</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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